Sr. Director of Packaging

Town & Country Living

$150K — $170K *
Food & Beverages
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Strong leadership and management capabilities.
  • Proficient in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office.
  • Strong creative skills.
  • Effective communication skills with all management levels.
  • Detail oriented and able to multitask in a fast-paced environment.
  • Experience in project management with resource organization and timeline oversight.
  • Knowledge of the textile industry is a plus.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and train the packaging team to enhance performance.
  • Develop packaging from concept to mockup, ensuring brand aesthetics and quality standards are met.
  • Create packaging specifications and collaborate with overseas factories on cost management.
  • Oversee packaging production processes, ensuring quality and timely delivery of prototypes and samples.
  • Collaborate with brands and customers to satisfy packaging expectations.
  • Establish and nurture partnerships with third-party packaging vendors.
  • Coordinate packaging photography projects with studios and clients.
  • Champion the development of environmentally friendly packaging solutions.
  • Facilitate team critiques on new packaging graphic concepts.
  • Manage translation needs for packaging materials via third-party services.
  • Handle local supplier engagements for mockup presentations.
  • Organize packaging-related documentation and samples.
  • Proofread packaging mechanicals prior to final release.
  • Create packaging design artwork and manage photo shoots.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health benefits package.
  • Opportunities for professional development and training.
  • Flexible work arrangements to promote work-life balance.
  • Collaborative and inclusive company culture.
Full Job Description
SUMMARY

Lead packaging team to ensure timely and cost-effective packaging development, presentation, and production while meeting the brand's aesthetic and customer's requirement and quality.

KEY RESPONSIBILTIES
  • Provide direction and training to the packaging team.
  • Packaging development from construction and graphic concepts to mockup presentations. Ensure the development and qualification of packaging solutions met for the needs for brand aesthetics, consumer use, manufacturing capability, and quality.
  • Create packaging spec and work with oversea factories and agents for packaging cost.
  • Work with oversea factories and agents to ensure high quality and on-time packaging delivery with processes including: prototype development, press proof, and final packaging TOP sample approvals. Manage flow of information, follow up and communicate project milestones to ensure on time packaging delivery.
  • Work with both brand and customer to meet their packaging expectation.
  • Develop and maintain partnerships with third party packaging vendors.
  • Work with photo studio and customer to execute photography for. packaging.
  • Take the lead on environmental friendly packaging development.
  • Lead the critique within the team for new packaging graphic concepts.
  • Work with the third party translator for packaging translation.
  • Work with local packaging suppliers for mockup and presentation projects.
  • Organize and archive samples, artworks, mechanicals, specs, invoices, and etc.
  • Proof reading packaging mechanicals before release.
  • Create packaging design artwork, photoshop or photo shoot packaging photography.


Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS
  • Strong leadership and management capabilities.
  • Proficient in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office
  • Strong creative skills
  • Team player and communicates effectively with all levels of management
  • Detail oriented and multi-tasker, comfortable working in fast paced environment
  • Project managing including organizing and prioritizing resources and timeline management
  • Knowledge of textile industry is a plus


EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
  • Bachelor's degree, preferably in packaging design, marketing, project management or business related discipline.
  • 5+ years of packaging graphic design and production experience


Salary Description

$150,000 - $170,000 Annually

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